I first started making cards during autumn, when all the festive sets were beginning to come out in the magazines. One of the first sets I picked up had a wreath embossing folder, stamps, and I think a build-yourself-a-robin die set. I can’t find that die-set though, so I might have imagined it. I didn’t… Continue reading Card of the Week: Christmas Wreath
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Card of the Week: Sparkle All the Way
Following from last week’s Peace on Earth card, using the Crafter’s Companion Nature’s Garden Nativity stamp set, this week’s card uses stamps from the Crafter’s Companion Enchanted Christmas stamp set. Like I said last time: a good stamp set. It covers all bases, from religious to cute (there’s a quarter with snowmen and penguins, which… Continue reading Card of the Week: Sparkle All the Way
Card of the Week: The Candle in the Window
This is the time of year when I like lighting candles. I light them all year round, usually because they give the room a nice scent, but as the nights start drawing in, and it’s cold and dark and a bit yucky outside, they also give the room a warm and friendly sort of feel.… Continue reading Card of the Week: The Candle in the Window
This Week in Crafts: Early Christmas Designs
Having decided to make Christmas cards, I actually find the whole idea a bit exhausting. And, because of the sunshine and light evenings, I’m not feeling festive or inclined for snow. It’s being trickier than I thought it would be to make Christmas cards so far in advance. On the other hand, I have spent… Continue reading This Week in Crafts: Early Christmas Designs
Beginning Christmas Cards
Now that Easter is out of the way, and with it my main birthday season, I’m turning my attention towards Christmas. I know. Early. We’ve barely got over the last one; we’ve only just started with the longer, warmer days; it’s the midsummer End of Lockdown parties first. But given that what I think of… Continue reading Beginning Christmas Cards
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